Strap-clasp



(No Mpdel.)

STRAP GLASPQ M. VANDERCOOK 85 R. T. BUSH.

Patented Jan. 24, 1888 V$NESSES ATTORNEY.

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' 25 Bthefront plate, of the clasp.

has two openings, 0. separated bya central 7 UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

MARK VANDEROOOK AND ROBERT T. iansrtoir 'GALLATIN, Tennessee.

STRAP-CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 376,996, dated January 24,1888.

1 Application filed November 29, 1887. Serial No. 256,377. (No model.) A I To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, MARKVANDERoooK.

and. ROBERT T. BUSH, citizens of the United States, residing at Gallatin, in the county of I 5, Sumner and State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Strap- V for the purpose of uniting the endsof two straps. Said figures represent front, edge, and

back views, respectively. Fig. 4 is. a cross section view of the clasp uniting the straps. Fig. 5 shows two views of the back plate. Fig.

6 shows two views of the front plate. Figs. 7 and 8 'show the clasp combined with a strap loop .or keeper-and applied for attaching a I buckle.

The letter A designates the back plate, and

The back plate cross-bar, d. 'lheopenings form two side bars, e. Each side bar' is provided with a flange, e, having two notches, e", and on its inner face the plate hasprongs j to penetrate the leather.

The front plate has at each side edge a flange,"

g, which meets or confronts the .fiange eot' the back plate, and is provided at each side edge avith two tangs, It, each of which is tobend. and clinch over the side bar, e, of the back plate, as shown, and .occupy the notchese thereon. The inner face'of the front plate also has prongsf. The front plate, when used for, attaching buckles, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8,

I 0 is provided with a loop or keeper, 2', made integral with it, to confine the free end of a strap. j, which is secured in the buckle k. The clas may-have one loop i, as shown, or may have two loops.

It will be seen that the strap ends are 5 clamped securely between the two plates A 13. and the prongs fpenetrate the straps;

The device may be plated or burnished and be made an ornament to the harness.

Having. described our invention, we claim 0 and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the UnitedStates- 1. A metal clasp for harnessstraps, comprising two plates, A B, one of said plates, A, having'two side bars, 6, each provided with two 5 notches, e", and also having on its inner face prongs f to penetrate the'leather, and the other plate, B, having at each side edge two tangs,

h, to bend over the side bars of the opposite plate and occupy the said notches thereon, and 6o alsoihaving prongs f, as shown and described. 2."A metal clasp for harness-straps, comprising two plates, A B, one of said plates, A, having two side bars, e, each provided with'two notches, e", and also having on its inner. face p rongsfto penetrate the leather, andthe other plate, B, having at each side edge two tangs, h. to bend over the side barsof the opposite plate and occupy the said notches thereon, l andalso having prongsf, and providedwith a loop, i, integral With the plate, as setforth.

' In testimony whereof weaffix our signatures t in the presence of Witnesses.

" MARK VA'NDEROOOK. ROBERT T. BUSH.

Witnesses:

W. H. .TAYNER, LAM J. WALKER, W. L. KILLEBREW, v I. H. M. LAIN. 

